Would you want to know if someone applying for a job at your company was arrested for a felony or is a convicted felon? How about if they’re applying for a state or local government job? A bill by Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson of Las Vegas would “Ban the box,” that requests that information. Backers of…… MORE
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Refined Metals and Gold Still Lead Nevada Exports
Longtime Nevadans would not be surprised to learn that the Nevada’s most valuable export is metal, after all, we are the Silver State. Research from the Department of Employment and Training shows refined gold and metals are the state’s top export. With a value of five billion dollars, refined metals are 51 percent of the…… MORE
Tesla Making Strides, Gigafactory in Northern Nevada Running
Tesla has inched ahead of General Motors to become the most valuable car company in America. The electric-car maker hit a market value of $50.84 billion Monday, edging past GM at $50.79 billion. It’s another milestone for Tesla, which passed Ford, valued at about $45 billion, last week. And Tesla is inching closer to Japan’s…… MORE
Hearings on Doctor Assisted Suicide Moved to Wednesday April 12
The latest debate over physician assisted suicide has been re-scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at the state legislature. In the meantime opponents are preparing to push back. People like Dr. Brian Calister says this is not as simple as proponents make it seem. For one thing the law as currently written makes doctors lie about it. …… MORE
Local Veterans Home Thanking KOH Listeners For Their Support
Reno Sparks Homeless Veterans have been inundated with calls from KOH listeners since their story ran last week. Their simple request for household items prompted more than 25 people to give everything from the TV’s they needed, to one woman who drove all the way in a snow storm from Truckee with a box of…… MORE
Bishop Gorman Football Coach Suspended After Arrest
Bishop Gorman has attracted a lot of attention by having the number one ranked high school football team in the nation for the last two years. But the attention they’re getting now, isn’t the kind they want. Kenny Sanchez, Gorman’s head football coach for the last two years, has been suspended after being arrested on…… MORE
Senator Cortez-Masto Part of Legislation That Prevents Immigration Enforcement
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto joined Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and ten other Senators, introducing legislation to prevent immigration enforcement officers from taking enforcement actions at sensitive locations like schools, hospitals, and religious institutions without prior approval. The Protecting Sensitive Locations Act codifies the Department of Homeland Security’s existing policies and expands on those policies…… MORE
Missing Person Found Dead in The Truckee River
The South Lake Tahoe Police Department said a woman reported missing April 3 has been found dead. 62-year-old Pamela Suwinsky was found dead in the Truckee River north of the Motel 6 on Lake Tahoe Boulevard where she was last seen. Cause of death is still pending and authorities called this an open investigation. Anyone…… MORE
Busy Week: Nevada Lawmakers Face Their First Deadline
It’s going to be a busy week as Nevada lawmakers approach their first strict deadline. The Democratic-controlled statehouse must move all bills through committees by the end of Friday or put them out of contention. Several top issues have yet to be added to the Legislature’s schedule and are on the verge of dying, including…… MORE
Group of Veterans Welcomed Home After Honor Flight
A group of about 30 war veterans have returned home to Reno after touring our nation’s capital. It was part of the Nevada Honor Flight program that takes veterans to the memorials built in their honor. More than a 100 people welcomed them back at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport. The veterans who Washington DC this…… MORE
